2026 Little Easy Bean Network – Plant A Garden, Water Your Soul, Join Our Family

[colcol]

Hello Blue-Jay --
I was just wondering how you are coming on updating your Bean Collectors Window availablle seeds?
It's not that I 'need' any, I'm just slightly obsessed.
I don't see Californian or Red Valentine (round seeded) on there yet. Will they be available?

 

[Artorius]

I finally managed to take some photos of the beans from 2025. The season was poor. A very cold spring caused a delay in planting. In early October, an unexpected and severe frost destroyed almost all the pole beans. After all, I collected some seeds from the bush beans.
Three network beans to start.

Chaska Purple semi-runner.




Koronis Cream bush. Many of the seeds had burst in the pods, but I selected 60 seeds to return from the remaining ones.




Paynesville Amber bush.

 

[Artorius]

Arikara Yellow bush




Redland Pioneer bush snap from Australia.




Blue Jay bush. I sowed it quite late, almost in mid-June, but all the pods had ripened on the plants by the end of September.

 

[flowerbug]

I finally managed to take some photos of the beans from 2025. The season was poor. A very cold spring caused a delay in planting. In early October, an unexpected and severe frost destroyed almost all the pole beans. After all, I collected some seeds from the bush beans.

wow @Artorius that sounds like a difficult season for sure. i hope this coming season is much better!

Three network beans to start.

Chaska Purple semi-runner.

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i grew this one a few years ago. my notes said the seeds were bigger than Purple Dove, but i would not want to accidentally get them mixed together as they do look a lot alike. pretty beans though!

 

[Artorius]

Last season, I had another Lobitz bean similar to Chaska Purple - Purple Rain (pics later). These are interesting beans. One pod may contain seeds that are almost completely purple along with seeds that are almost completely white.